Equifax Hackers Demand Ransom in Bitcoin
The hackers did not demand dollars. They did not demand euros. They did not demand gold, silver, or diamonds. They demanded a digital currency that didn’t even exist 10 years ago. They demanded what is now correctly described as the most valuable currency in the world.
Source: Equifax Hackers Demand Ransom in Bitcoin - Foundation for Economic Education
You wouldn't be a proper criminal if you didn't extort for bitcoin
I'm just waiting for a bank robber to go into a bank and ask for all of their bitcoin :)
With these bankers spreading FUD and then hoovering up the bitcoins.... they probably will have plenty to hand over soon.